Re: Melbourne Public transport for Special events

["Christopher Sims" <simsch@rvib2.rvib.org.au>]

Exnarc <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote in message
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> Gareth Lumsden <s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au> wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, Exnarc wrote:
> >
> > > Surely a 20 minute service isn't bad for a Sunday. It wasn't all that
> long
> > > ago that it was 40 minutes.
> > >
> > > If (us) older folks think back to the 50's, they will remember there
> were
> > > "NO" trains at all on Sundays.
> >
> > Yes, true, but we are talking about big events here.
> > A 20 min frequency is not enough to bring home 80 000 footy fans from
the
> > MCG.
> >
> > I wasn't necessary criticising the 6 car approach, someone asked what
goes
> > on and I informed them.
> >
> > Gareth.
> > (Very happy to have a 20 min frequency on Sundays)
> >
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> >  Gareth Lumsden     s9763278@minyos.its.rmit.edu.au
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> Sorry my mistake!!!
>
> However during Football/Cricket etc extra trains are put on, its quite
> regular to pick up an extra shift on Hillside for footy trains at the
> weekend.
>
> The problem is that they don't advertise their timetable I guess???
>
> Bob.
>
>
>


I have bean following the Responses to this thread with some interest.  As
the orriginator of this discussion I think that I need to clarifie the
following.

I am not talking about the situation of getting people too or from the
event.  I am talking about the situation of for instence those visitors to
this city who may want to go out after the event.  I beleive that they need
extra transport to get them home later on in the night.

Cheers Christopher